Water-distributer.



J. R. PATTON.

WATER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1914.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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JAMES R. PATTON, 0F ASPINWALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed September 4, 1914. Serial No. 860,157.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES R. PATTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aspinwall, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water- Distributers, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to improvements in water distribution and more particularlyto a siphon for flushing tanks.

It is the object of this invention to provide a Siphon for automatically discharging the contents of tanks of different character and to construct such a siphon that will operate continuously and prevent any of the contents of the tank from passing over between theoperations. This siphon is of particular advantage when used in connection with closets and urinals which are desired to be flushed automatically at regular intervals.

The parts are simple and positive in operation and will continue to empty the tank automatically as often as the tank is filled.

While the preferred forms of this invention are illustrated upon the accompanying sheets of drawing. yet it is to be understood that minor detail changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. Figure 1' is a vertical sectional View through the centerof one form of-siphon constructed in accordance with this invention, illustrating in full lines the upper or inoperative position and in dotted lines the lower or operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a detail of a modified form in inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a similar view of' Fig. 2 in operative position. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a detail of another modification in operative position. Fig. 5 is a similar View of Fig. 4 in inoperative position.

The siphon as contemplated in this invention is intended particularly for use in tanks which are provided with a discharge at the bottom and with a filling pipe controlled by a float valve, and as this invention only relates to the control of the discharge, the tank and filling pipe with valve may be of any conventional type they do not need to be illustrated or further described.

ln carrying out this invention the discharge pipe or spud 1in the tank bottom 2 is continued upward by an extension 3 to a point below the normal upper level of the water in the tank. A bell 4 supported by a float 5 open at the top with the open end 6 of the bell passing through and below the float surrounds the extension of the discharge pipe. The bell 4 is held centrally over and guided upon the discharge pipe eX tension 3 by a tube 7 surrounding said eX- tension, said tube being secured to or formed integral with the top of the bell 4f. The guide tube 7 is provided about its top adjacent the bell with a plurality of orifices 8. The bottom of the discharge pipe extension 3 1s provided with a flexible connection with the bottom of' the guide tube 7 preventing water from entering between the tube and extension.

The float 5 is provided with a Siphon 9 of conventional form with one leg terminating' near the bottom thereof and the other passing through the center of the top of the bell l and extending downward through the center of the extension 3 into the discharge pipe l terminating at a point `below the tank bottom 2. A guide for this leg is supported by a spudder 10 within the discharge pipe preferably atthe level of the tank bottom.

When the tank fills the float will rise with the level of the water carrying the bell with it. A stop ll is secured upon the leg of the siphon 9 below the guide spudder l0 adjusted to limit the upward movement of the float at a point below the highest normal level of the water in the tank when filled so that as the water approaches the level it will overfiow the top and fill the float. The oat sinking will bring the orifices 8 of the guide tube 3 below the water level'which lwill cause the water between the walls of the bell 4 and tube 7 to pass through the orifices 8 into the discharge extension 3 thereby establishing a siphon which will continue to discharge the tank until the level of the water therein is below the open end 6 of the bell.

The water passing through the discharge pipe about the leg of the siphon 9 of the float will start the float Siphon and empty the-float, so that as the water in the tank again rises the float willy lift the bell and the operation will be continued as above described.

The relation between the float, the top of the bell. the orifices in the guide tube, the top of the discharge extension and the stop on the siphon leg are such that when the water reaches its highest normal level in the tank the Siphon will operate as described, and the float will. not be empty until the tank is emptied.

ashort distance above the bottom of the tubel 7 in its uppermost position. The cup is lled with mercury and as the bottom of the guide tube 7 is -alwayssubmerged in the mer- .cury during its upward and downward movement a liquid seal is yprovided prevent- `the mercury seal.

ing any -of the water from entering between ythe tube 7 and extension. In this form a l.stop 13 maybe provided upon the guide tube 7 for limiting the downward movement of Ithe bell 4 by coming in contact with the ton of the cup '12. If vdesired the bottom 6 of the bell may rest vupon the ytank bottom 2- at the end of its downward movement and insueh a case a plurality of orifices 14 are provided about the surface of the bell extending below the bottom of the float.

The operation of the modiiied form illustrated :on Figs. '2 to 5 inclusive is the same as described Ibut these forms dispense with The flexible connection illustrated upon Figs. 2 and "3 comprises a flexible collapsible rubber tube 15 between the 4bottom ofthe guide tube 7-and discharge pipe 1. rlhe rubber tube 15 may be secured in any manner at the top and bottom, such as by a securing ring upon the guide tube 7 and between lock nuts 17 upon the discharge pipe 1, as shown. The upward movevment lof the float being limited by the stop "111 on the leg `of ,the siphon 9 no strain is placed upon the rubber tube V15 in its extended position and in this form the bottom of-the bell 4 may rest upon the tank bottom "to limit the downward movement of the .float. Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate another form vof flexible connection in which two flexible .metallicdiaphragms 18 and 19 are employed.

The outer edges 20 of the diaphragms may be secured together in any preferable manner, such as shown by being crimped together, and the inner edges secured to the guide tube and discharge pipe respectively in any preferable manner, for instance, in the same manner as the rubber tube 15 described above.

lVhat I claim is:

The combination with a flushing tank having an upwardly extending discharge pipe, of an automatically operating siphon for flushing the tank comprising a bell surrounding the discharge pipe, a` guide tube about the discharge pipe connected with the top of the interior of the bell having orifices therein adjacent the top of the bell, a float open at the top normally supporting the bell with the oriices therein above the water level, said bell extending below the float and adapted to rest upon the bottom of the tank in the lowermost position and the walls of said bell below the float provided with `a plurality of orifices for admitting water into the interior of the bell, a Siphon from the float having one leg passing through the top of the bell and center of the discharge pipe, a guide therefor in the discharge pipe a stop on the leg below the guide for limiting the upward-movement of the float as the water in the tank approaches its highest nor mal level, whereby the float will be filled and in descending will carry the orifices within the bell below the water level forming a siphon between the bell and discharge pipe for emptying the tank, the operation of said tank Siphon starting the float siphon whereby the float will be emptied asthe tank empties and will raise the bell after the tank is emptied and begins to refill.

JAMES R. PATTON. Witnesses:

HELEN E. BROWN, .GRANT DARBY.

Copies of this patent may -be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. C. 

